The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23
Local IteI,,a.

The Baptist Sunday school enjoyed very
pleasant picnic up the river last Tuesday.
There was very large attendance. The
sidney 5. carried about five hundred people
to tho grounds aud back again. The novel
way the Sidney has of propelling its new
barge in advance Of the steamer is highly
successful
The Sunday school of the Episcopal church
held picnic up the river on Wednesday last.
There was nice attendance and COED time.
The Sidney S. did the transportation act.
The Congregational Sunday school will
picnic at Allen Park next Tuesday.
The "Pentecost Band" of Seneca, nearly
starved woman to death the other day for
attempting to leave their band States prison
is too good for this whole gang, anyway.
Last tuesday evening about half past nine,
our scribe was attracted by bright light and
the sound of many voices in Mayo " Wild
mers office, and going up found eleven gen.
tlemen of Ottawa and vicinity engaged IN
sort OF camp fire reunion, all except the
camp fire, and telling over army experiences
and "reminiscences.
Mr.. 4. +. Bull, near Covel Greek.
The band concert didn't show up last Mon.
day evening, Mr.. Mclaughlin said In the
supervisors meeting that any man who ex-
pected another man to work for nothing was
fool. The band boys agree with him. We
think there are enough ready and willing to
pay for band concert each week, II some
body will collect the dimes and quarters ana
pay them over.
Supreme Court Clerk Taylor has lately re-
ceiyed an elegant group picture Of the Ann
Arbor Glec Club, handsomely framed, as an
acknowledgment of his courtesy to the club
upon the occasion Of their recent vsN here.
The firemen's tournament will be held
Aug. %. All the neishboring towns are
wanted to participate. The tournament will
be held at Joliet.
The picnic excursion on the Frolie 70 Hen
nepin was a great success. The party left
Ottawa at Z A. ". with Willis orchestra on
board, aud Ed Clark to see to the proveoder.
Mr.. Willis says he never saw . more jolly and
pleasant and well behaved crowd together,
and he ought TO know.
The Ottawa cigar makers strike "a ended.
a. Hess Il Co. were the last to give In 70 the
mems terms.
II is generally understood that SGestor
got very badly sold on foot race las. Tues.
day.
Two more Strcator miucrs narrowly es-
capped death at Strcator the other day, kvas
at Layman's shaft, and they were being haul
cd up when the rope broke, and let them
down on blast which they had just lighted.
BY miracle they were not hurt.
A. l., Stone has bought out his brother, and
is now sole owner of the MarseiHes Register,
The Black Stockings play ut Grand Ridge
today
There will he another special election for
Justice of the peace. A. T. Bartels has not
proved up, and there is still a vacancy.
A branch Of the Salvation Army will soon
commence work in Streator.
Louis Hess colt is promising finely. He
made trial mile last Tuesday in 2:dD,I
County agent Gibson can do little growing
over his coutab with the smelling committee.
Not a mistake was found in the accounts for
eight years.
Preparations are being made foT building
the new low bridge over the canal on la Sale
street. 1t may be completed before IN" Biz
Bend reunion.
A west-5idcr named Sewage was haed $l5
Wednesday morning for assault, on complaint
of his wife, Report says he has been very
unprctty in his coniugal kin incss, os at least
ia hia urthnl of shaving it,
The X. of Z. picnic at Dayton last week was
largely attended
Rev. MIR McCord occupied the pulpit of the
Cougregat onal church last Sunday, morning
and evening
New telephones put in. Tile factory, cas-,
side, No. $50; 4. Hess residence, No. 81.
No more Sunday evening services Will be
held at the Congregational church until Sep
TENDER.
During the pas; ten days workmen IN vari-
Gus parts Of the city have been compelled TO
quit work on account Of the heat.
Hess Il Co.'S tile factory is making d -
pcra,c attempt to catch up with their orders.
! Pope will build new house nor Mr..
Mummy. near the west side German church,